Magnitude 6.9 quake near Potosi, Bolivia

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a
broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations
centered near Anza, California (see map).

On Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 11:26 AM (PST) we recorded a quake (preliminary Mw 6.9) located near Potosi.

Initial source parameters for the recent event are shown below.
The epicentral distance (distance separating the epicenter and
the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 8002 km (71.89 degrees).

Of local interest:

We operate a broadband station on Mt. Soledad.
At 11:38 (PST) station SOL recorded the P wave from this event.
Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. A red P indicates a P wave arrival, a red S indicates an S wave arrival.